And she’s over a month early….
At 301 days gestation, she’s by far the earliest cria born at Snowshoe Farm. She’s small – only 11.4 lbs – but not frighteningly small. It took her about an hour to be able to hold herself sternal and about 4 hours before she managed to find her legs. But she had a strong sucking reflex from the moment she dropped and her dam cooperated nicely with letting us hold the cria up to nurse. Now, about 5 hours after her birth, she’s up and able to nurse on her own. For such a short gestation, she seems to be doing OK.
Now we just have to come up with a name!